2017 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New England PatriotsWinner
36
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New Orleans Saints
20
NE -5.5 ✓O 55 ✓Dome
New England Patriots 36–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
30/39, 447 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
25.1 expected points added · +9.5% completion over expected
Passing · NO
27/45, 356 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.6 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 30/39 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Dion Lewis | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| James White | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 116 | 1 | 23% | 10.6 |
| James White | 8 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 21% | 3.7 |
| Chris Hogan | 5 | 6 | 78 | 1 | 15% | 5.1 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 8% | 4.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 3 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10% | 3.2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| James Develin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -1.7 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elandon Roberts | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Richards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/45 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Adrian Peterson | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 23% | 2.5 |
| Brandon Coleman | 4 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 14% | 5.7 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 16% | -0.6 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 9% | 2.7 |
| Josh Hill | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11% | -1.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 14% | -2.7 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Williams | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vonn Bell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vante Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyeler Davison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 55
- NE moneyline
- -220
- NO moneyline
- +197
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 55; the game landed 56 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- NE 10 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Sean Payton